diff --git a/tasks/yumrepos.yml b/tasks/yumrepos.yml
index b8805beaba..d5191c5935 100644
--- a/tasks/yumrepos.yml
+++ b/tasks/yumrepos.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   with_items:
   - epel6.repo
   - rhel6.repo
-  when: ansible_distribution == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_major_version == 6
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '6'
   tags:
   - config
   - packages
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   with_items:
   - epel7.repo
   - rhel7.repo
-  when: ansible_distribution == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_major_version == 7
+  when: ansible_distribution == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '7'
   tags:
   - config
   - packages